These are first order questions. A second order (or meta-ethical) view is an account of what morality is. Do moral sentences like `abortion is wrong ...
Second-order logic has a subtle role in the philosophy of mathematics. It is stronger than first order logic in that it incorporates “for all properties” ...
Consider, for example, the first-order formula "if a is a philosopher, then a is a scholar". This formula is
I'm mainly into Marx, Foucault, that line of thinking but I am open to other things. I basically want to make it a philosophy focused reading club, because It's not like I ...
First-order logic has a well-studied proof theory and model theory, and it enjoys a ...
Second, I draw a distinction between first order activities, and second order practices; the former is what philosophers, to a greater or lesser extent, all concern ...
“Failing to consider second- and third-order consequences is the cause of a lot of painfully bad decisions, and it is especially deadly when the first inferior option ...
International Journal of Philosophical Studies Volume 6, 1998 - Issue 2
... bioethical issues call for distinct philosophical analyses: first-order examinations, or an applied philosophy approach, and second-order examinatio …
Among philosophers of mind, it is common to assume that at least some mental properties are functional in nature, and that functional properties are ...